About the activity

To mark the 770th anniversary of the city of Klaipėda, the Lithuanian Franciscans of the Order of Friars Minor presented an exceptional gift: an oasis of culture and art in the Klaipėda Monastery of St. Francis of Assisi (Savanorių St. 4). The monastery has completed a large project financed by the European Regional Development Fund, “Comprehensive development of the infrastructure of the Centre of Cultural Diasporas”, during which the art gallery of the Centre of Cultural Diasporas, “Gallery 1252”, was set up on the monastery premises. It stores and displays valuable works of Japanese art, and the premises have been renovated and adapted for concerts and cultural and educational activities.